Item - 2021.TE27.34

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the north side of Thelma Avenue, between Spadina Road and the east end of Thelma Avenue.

2. Authorized a stopping prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the north side of Thelma Avenue, between Spadina Road and a point 41 metres east. 

3. Authorized a parking prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the north side of Thelma Avenue, between a point 41 metres east of Spadina Road and the east end of Thelma Avenue.

4. Amended the existing one hour maximum parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily, on the south side of Thelma Avenue, between a point 34 metres east of Spadina Road and the east end of Thelma Avenue, to be in effect between a point 41.3 metres east of Spadina Road and the east end of Thelma Avenue. 

5. Authorized a stopping prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the south side of Thelma Avenue, between a point 30.8 metres east of Spadina Road and a point 10.5 metres further east.

6. Amended the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily, on the south side of Thelma Avenue, from Spadina Road to the east end of Thelma Avenue, to be in effect from a point 41.3 metres east of Spadina Road and the east end of Thelma Avenue.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

Transportation Services is recommending that stopping be prohibited at all times on the north side of Thelma Avenue, between Spadina Road and a point 41 metres east of Spadina Road.  This is in response to multiple instances where parked vehicles would create congestion and traffic flow concerns on this section of Thelma Avenue.  This proposal will improve traffic flow and will not result in the loss of any parking spaces on Thelma Avenue.

During the course of our investigation, a discrepancy was noted between the posted signs and the existing parking regulation by-laws on the south side of Thelma Avenue.  The approval of Recommendations 4, 5 and 6 will correct this inconsistency.